Fiction

I love to tell stories, and have told many of them over the years in numerous genres and mediums. A lot of my work has been with Cloudscape Comics, where I’ve been a writer on seven anthologies and an editor on four. These include:

21 Journeys (2011). I wrote the story “Flyaway” with Reetta Linjama, a tale about a young woman who longs to fly as free as a swallow.

Giants of the Main Street (2012). “Fallen Star” with Ksenia Kozhevnikova (“Theseus and the Minotaur” from the Minotaur’s point of view) and “My City” with Oliver McTavish-Wisden (about a man who keeps a city in a bottle). I also edited “On Urban Fauna,” their bestiary of monsters.

Waterlogged (2013). I was one of the editors, and the writer on “Grandpa” with Reetta Linjama (an autobiographical tale about my grandfather’s funeral) and “Free As The Sea” with Ksenia Kozhevnikova (featuring a female pirate who hunts slavers in the Golden Age of Piracy) .

Mega Fauna (2014). I was one of the editors, and the writer on “Hunt for the Unicorn” with Chenoa Gao, about a female hunter who seeks a unicorn’s horn, believing it to be her chance at freedom.

Bones of the Coast (2017). “Shining One” with Jeri Weaver, a horror story in which a young girl finds a mysterious idol that compels her to perform various horrific actions.

Epic Canadiana #1 (2013) and #2 (2015). I designed and edited the Epic Canadian series, a tribute to classic Canadian superheroes, and wrote several of the stories there. The second volume won the Gene Day Award for excellence in Canadian small-press publishing at the 2016 Joe Shusters.

Pulp Literature #12 (2016). A fiction magazine with a focus on genre fiction. My tale of sasquatch and the mysterious magic of the BC rain forest, “Curse of the Woods,” was illustrated by Eric Johnson.

Here are a selection of my stories that you can read online:

Comics

1. GrandpaA retelling of my grandpa’s funeral and how I coped with all the feelings that it stirred up in me. “Grandpa” is featured in Cloudscape Comics’ anthology Waterlogged.Art by Reetta Linjama

2. Hunt for the Unicorn
A woman in the Middle Ages hunts for a unicorn horn to acquire the wealth needed for her freedom. But what she finds is not what she expected. Published in Cloudscape’s Mega Fauna.Art by Chenoa Gao

4.FlyawayStory of a young woman who seeks the strength of will to escape her monotonous, deadening existence. Her struggle for personal transformation is echoed by a little bird’s quest to escape the cold of winter and return to the warmth of the south seas. Published in Cloudscape’s 21 Journeys.
Art by Reetta Linjama

6. Santa MuerteA non-fiction comic strip created for an online news site. It explores the “Saint Death” sect of Latin American Catholicism.
Art by Reetta Linjama.

Video Scripts

1. B-Movie Factory: A Man & A CapeA multimedia extravaganza, combining the performances of the Vancouver B Movie Factory with the artistic talents of Cloudscape Comics. A young man finds a mysterious cape that takes him on a strange journey represented through a synthesis of live-action film and comic-book panels. For the making-of episode that appeared on Shaw TV, see the Vancouver B Movie Factory Episode 4.

2. Ron Vark: A Comic LegendCloudscape mockumentary about Vancouver’s most prominent, most controversial, and most insane comic creator. Written by myself and starring various Cloudscape members. Warning: includes strong language.